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It grounds the body and motor of the car so that everything electrical will work. Anything electrical has to have positive and negative to work. At least in a car.
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How do you hook up battery on a gmc 1995 Yukon?
Positive (Red) to positive post on battery. Negative (Black) to negative post on battery.
How do you hook back up a car battery?
Connect the Positive + battery cable to the positive + battery post first. Then connect the Negative - cable to the negative - battery post.
Where to connect negative clamp when charging battery?
Negative battery or jump start post.
Which is the negative battery cable on a 1992 ford ranger?
The one hooked to the negative battery post. The positive post is slightly larger.
Which car battery post should you connect first?
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What side is the positive battery post on?
There is no standard for locating the positive or negative posts on a battery. You must look fot the " + " symbol on the battery. The positive post is slightly larger than the negative post.
How do you connect power-charger to battery's negative post of the Chevrolet venture 2000?
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How do you hook up 2- 6volt batterys to be able to charge them with a 12volt charger?
Connect them together in Series. Connect the negative post of one battery to the positive post of the other battery. Then connect the negative charger cable to one negative battery post and the positive to the positive post of the other battery.
How do you connect two deep cycle 12 volt batteries in parallel to an RV?
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How do you tell the difference in negative and positive cables on a car battery?
If you have a post battery(the cable attaches from the top) the positive post is larger than the negative.
How do you hook up a audio battery?
Audio battery???? If you mean Auto Battery then Red Positive (+) RED cable goes to Positive (+) post on battery. Black Negative (-) cable goes to Negative (-) post.
How they know that cable of battery is positive and the other one is negative?
I assume you're asking how can you tell which is positive and which is negative? The red cable is positive in the black cable is negative. But if they are not color-coded the positive battery post is slightly larger than the negative battery post. If you try to connect the negative cable to the positive post it would be a tight fit and if you connect the positive cable to the negative post it would be loose.
